{"product_id":"paranoia-the-bomb-and-1950s-science-fiction-films-hardcover","title":"Paranoia, the Bomb, and 1950s Science Fiction Films - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCynthia Hendershot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCyndy Hendershot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCyndy Hendershot argues that 1950s science fiction films open a window on the cultural paranoia that characterized 1950s America, a phenomenon largely triggered by use of nuclear weapons during World War II. This study uses psychoanalytic theory to examine the various monsters that inhabit 1950s sci-fi movies giant insects, prehistoric creatures, mutants, uncanny doubles, to name a few which serve as metaphorical embodiments of a varied and complex cultural paranoia. Postwar paranoia may have stemmed from the bomb, but it came to correlate with a wider range of issues such as anti-communism, internal totalitarianism, scientific progress, domestic problems, gender roles, and sexuality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.3 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129846894727,"sku":"9780879727994","price":25.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/06f69fb0ca640d2b141e45819161c84c.webp?v=1732606370","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/paranoia-the-bomb-and-1950s-science-fiction-films-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}